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Quick Thoughts From Day 3 Of Training Camp

The early work in today’s first full-pads, full-contact practice of the season brought some noteworthy nuggets:

*Sammie Strougther appears to be No. 1 on the punt returner depth chart.

*Mason Foster laid a big hit on Stroughter, who who held on following an eight-yard pass.

*The Bucs picked up a blitz that included Ronde Barber, which led to a long completion to Vincent Jackson — in stride. A tremendous touch throw by Josh Freeman.

*Quincy Black, yes, Quincy Black, twice was lauded for plays in the backfield.

*Eric Wright had an impressive breakup on Vincent Jackson.

*Jeremy Trueblood was flagged for a false start and was immediately pulled from the first team in favor of Jamon Meredith. After running with the second-team O-line for a bit, Trueblood returned to the first team.

*Tiquan Underwood beat Myron Lewis easily on a homerun ball on the left flank. Throw by Dan Orlovsky.

*Wide receiver hopeful Greg Ellingson made a diving grab laying out over the middle of the field. That brought a rare personal fist-bump from Greg Schiano.

*Blount was beaten soundly by Lavonte David, a bad blitz pickup up the gut. Conversely, Doug Martin had some shining moments in pass blocking.

*Adam Hayward intercepted a tipped ball by Dallas Clark.

*Underwood absorbed a big hit from Adrian Clayborn on a short pass and held on.

*Everything seemed a bit too easy for the Bucs offense in the running game.

Plenty more from Joe throughout the day.

22 Responses to “Quick Thoughts From Day 3 Of Training Camp”

Wouldn’t it be great if we found out that Quincy Black was actually a pretty good linebacker who simply needed to be coach up. He’s certainly got the athleticism. Come on QB make the boo birds eat their words.

Stop bashing Black. Lets give all of our players the benefit of the doubt and give them clean slates. The ones who dont deserve clean slates (winslow, Jones, Hayes, Jackson, Briscoe) are gone. The ones who are still in our building we need to believe in. You pick favorites and non favorites, and your bias shows in the articles.

Joe has no problem having favorite players. That kind of bias is a non-issue this opinion-driven website. But make no mistake, Joe roots for nobody to fail and will not skew the reporting he delivers.–Joe

@Buc4Life – Let’s be realistic for a moment. Black did not play well last year. I don’t believe that’s bashing, it’s simply the truth. I believe that everyone is rooting for him to succeed, but call it as it is. He, along with many of his teammates, did not perform up to his potential last year. I want to see Black blow some people up this year. Let’s see Blount steamroll some linebackers. How about Benn being used to his potential (after he’s healthy). What can Mason Foster do with an off-season under his belt?

The easy running quote make me smile and mad at the same time. That Nicks,Zuttah and Joseph combo paying off quick. But, the D line part is what got me concerned. Hopefully this help the D line get better. I still think it was a bad idea to get rid of Price. We need a McFarland like dt again.

I glad the LBs are doing something positive. I just hope they do that during the games that count and don’t count. That postion is still a weakness until proven otherwise.

I’ve seen bowers walking around the facility with no boot on his foot. Saw Benn in the facility he seemed to be in good spirits excited to get back. I think the amount of coaches we have with background in LB is really helping the unit, schiano constantly yelling get down hill. And if you see and watch McCoy, you’ll know he’s about to dominate he without a doubt is the defensive fronts leader